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The Digital Human: Messiah
Why do so many of us treat Silicon Valley billionaires like our new messiahs? And where will our adoration for technologies and those who create them lead us?
Why do so many of us treat Silicon Valley billionaires like our new messiahs? For some, people like Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and engineer Elon Musk are the charismatic high priests for this new dark age. But how did we get to this point? And where will our adoration for technologies and those who create them lead us?
(Illustration of messiah. Credit: Seonaid Mackay)
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